Hi

Am new to this board, I am from minneapolis and i have a 14 month old baby girl.. the problem is she doesnt communicate much and is nt trying to express..she is very calm girl... How are ur kids doing ?do they say any words..? is this normal or what should i be doing to improve.? am a stay at home mom... pls help..

Shwetha Hetal replied. we have discussed this,,check the post by priya with subject milestone or not talking....it was recently, we all talked about it,,,so should b in last couple pages of this board...
it has all the great tips from all the members of this board...
most kids learn to speak in first 2 years of their life.they begin to use tongue,lips,palate and any emerging teeth to make diff sounds and some babbling words..even though people often say that babies dont use their teeth in first 1 year of their life,,one has to understand the importance of teeth in speech / language development !
however,,you cannot expect your baby to pick up all the words from you or neone,,until he is 13-16months of his age. some are able to speak as early as 7-8months and onwards,,because of alot of conversation happening in their surroundings..kids pick up more from environments they are provided then just parents or caregivers...
let me cut it short, you should not be worried until your baby is 18 months old. give her more opportinity to talk to you, take her to public places more often, as far as your baby is saying words like aaa,yoooo,upppy,,dddaaa,,and such single words n is babbling,,if i were you, i will not b worried !
talk to him, read alot of books before him,,speak slwly and show your lip movements to her,,sometimes when you child is willing to talk, which is seen on his face by way of expressioons,,ask her, question her, listen to her,,say yes, and speak some easy words like dha,gggaaaa,,hhhaaa,,huuuuu,,and such words,,for nething you teach your baby,,make sure you are able to establish a good eye contact with a smiling face,,,
hope this helps you, take care,a very good luck to you.